Supreme Court of India · 2004-03-17
G.L.Raval vs State Of Gujarat
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2004 SUPREME COURT 2170
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- G.L.Raval
- Respondent
- State Of Gujarat
- Bench
- N.Santosh Hegde, B.P.Singh
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 and Section 161 IPC, affirming the lower courts' findings that the appellant demanded and accepted a bribe of Rs.101/-. The Court found that the prosecution had established the case beyond reasonable doubt, rejecting the appellant's defense of a false complaint due to personal vendetta. The appeal was dismissed, and the conviction and sentence of rigorous imprisonment for one year were upheld.